This is the headline of one of the reviews of MODERN MASTERS #7, over on Amazon. And while I appreciate the compliment—who wouldn’t?—I am as ever frustrated by the implicit “his old stuff was better” stance.

Look, peoples, when I’m good I’m VERY good. But there has never been a point when I was the “very best... in the industry.”

Respectfully, I have to push back a little, JB... back when you were working on UNCANNY X-MEN, I don't remember any artist that was receiving the praise you were (maybe Frank Miller/ Walt Simonson)... however other artists at the time were being measured by the standard you were setting.

Even if you weren't at your best in your mind, many fans considered you "the best" at the time.